CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay
......Confrontation
.........Criminal-Federal Cases
............Restriction on Cross-Exam.
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Denial of opportunity to cross-examine witness violates confrontation clause.

D denied confrontation rights when trial ct. precluded impeachment evidence and prevented his cross-exam. of 11-yr.-old alleged V about her prior statements re sex and claims others had made sexual advances toward her.

D's confrontation right violated when he was not allowed to confront V with V's record of probation and cross-examine him as to why he said under oath he was not on probation.

Confidentiality under juvenile offender statute gives way to confrontation clause right of cross-examination.

Opportunity to effectively cross-examine is guaranteed by confrontation clause.

Pretrial discovery not mandated by confrontation clause.

Unreasonable limits on cross-exam may deny confrontation.

Loss of memory no denial of confrontation rights.

Chapman's "harmless-error" test applies to challenge based upon confrontation clause.

D's confrontation rights violated where court prohibited cross-exam of co-conspirator about his plea bargain and motivation to testify.